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June 29th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “The measures taken were not reasonably proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued, having regard to the interest of a democratic society in ensuring and maintaining the freedom of the press,” the court ruled, according to a Thursday report by AFP.
The court said the French government had violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which governs press freedom.
The government “had not shown that a fair balance had been struck between the various interests involved,” said the ruling.
In 2004, French daily L’Equipe and French weekly magazine Le Point ran articles bearing revelations about a probe into allegations of doping in Cofidis — the professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by a money-lending company of the same title.
The government ran the property search following the coverage, arresting the journalists and confiscating their hard drives and documents.
The journalists filed a complaint with the court in 2007 after being released in the absence of condemning evidence.
“The protection of journalistic sources [is] one of the cornerstones of freedom of the press,” the court said.
“Interference with the confidentiality of journalistic sources [can] only be justified by an overriding requirement in the public interest.”
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